William Hughes

Streaming tonight at 8 p.m. so that you, too, can enjoy the spectacle of me getting way too invested in a boss fight and then talking like a weird little boy once I finally beat it.

Twitch Twitch is the world

In case anyone missed the end of @plumberduck.bsky.social's stream last night:

Being old used to mean exhibiting a gritty resolve that inspired the youth with the stoic resilience to survive two world wars but now it means seeing the world "email" and immediately saying "eee-mail" in the Homestar Runner voice.

Streaming tonight at 8 p.m. Pacific. We're back on That Puppet Bullshit as I fight my way through a very messed-up zoo in Lies Of P: Overture.

Last month, I was laid off from The A.V. Club. Still trying to figure out what comes next after officially becoming a #MediaLayoffVictim, but in the meantime feeling very thankful to have spent 3 years writing for a publication I grew up reading and loving <3

Oy, guv, those bleedin' Peaky Blinders are headed to the theaters! Oy, guv, those bleedin' Peaky Blinders are headed to the theaters!

Stupid Man Writes Stupid Headline, film at 11 www.avclub.com/peaky-blinde...

Asbury Pines is the best-written idle game in nearly a decade Asbury Pines is the best-written idle game in nearly a decade

This game took over my brain for half a week and then slowly receded. Really fascinating/frustrating. www.avclub.com/game-theory-...

Time to get my end of year gaming ballot together. Every year I start by just trying to get a definitive list of what I've played (i.e., enough to have a serious opinion on) this year. I think in 2025, I played 57 new games in a fairly serious way. Not bad!

(Ironically, the little cat's name is Gandalf.)

"Yesss, King Theoden, tell Aragorn to fuck along now... Rohan's doing juuuuust fine"

A handy screen designed to fit over your television to remedy the errors with HBO’s hi-def Mad Men rollout. Featuring series favorites, Canadian Club whiskey and Lucky Strike cigarettes.

Due to the issues that have emerged with the Mad Men 4k restoration, I have designed this handy 4:3 format screen I protect you against errant gaffers, boom operators, and vomit technicians.
Simply print out, cut along the dotted line and affix to your tv screen.

Wake Up Dead Man is silly in the way all those movies are silly and I'll take a dozen of them.

The Arkham Horror card game fan content scene is crazy-good. My buddy and I have been doing a sci-fi fan campaign that just revealed Hastur is actually the unliving embodiment of entropy and now for a finale we need to use our Event Horizon spaceship to evacuate humanity before he kills the sun.

FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!

The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!

Streaming at 8 p.m., running solo again. We will do Jeopardy questions until morale improves.

(Possibly because everybody I follow on here is on a similar "Eh, who cares?" trajectory with the show.)

I didn't watch Stranger Things season 4 and was just reading a synopsis of the new episodes to keep current, surprised I haven't seen more mention of all the Wrinkle In Time references. (I am a sucker for a Wrinkle In Time reference.)

Mystery of the Malign on Steam Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

We'll play some oddball puzzle and mystery games tonight, and then maybe Jeopardy tomorrow. I've picked up a few games on sale but we're going to start with this one, Mystery Of The Malign, on the theory that anything this clunky-looking has to be good. 8 p.m.! store.steampowered.com/app/3521490/...

Which would you prefer for a weekend of John-less streams? - StrawPoll What is your opinion? Vote now: Keep going with Lies Of P: Overture, Weird one-offs

I miss almost nothing about Twitter but poll functionality. Here's a quick little poll for this question strawpoll.com/eJnvVAbpxnv

Stream question for tonight: I'm running John-less this weekend, would folks prefer I a) keep going with Lies Of P: Overture, or b) run a couple of my one-off streams (FUSER, Jeopardy!, other weird crap?)

Kirby Air Riders is a so-so racing game, but a nifty little addiction Kirby Air Riders is a so-so racing game, but a nifty little addiction

Please enjoy this incredible deal where you can get my thoughts on Kirby Air Riders and its big, addictive walls of achievements for practically free. (Also actually free.) www.avclub.com/game-theory-...

It's important to note the exact moment you officially become old and for me it was when the Spider-Man 2 video game needle-dropped "New Slang" by The Shins, and I realized it had been so long since Garden State that a new generation had no longer internalized what an incredibly cliché move it was.

Welcome!

Welcome!

Welcome!

Today I am thankful to my brain, which is apparently capable of generating angry AV Club comments in my dreams to ensure I do not grow complacent in my sleep.

Welcome! One down, hundreds to go

It's going to be so exciting to wake up tomorrow to all the people thanking me, best day of the year.

The kitten's been here less than a week and fell in love with Conrad pretty much instantly, the only issue is whether Older Buddy is in the mood to put up with the hyperactivity

This was so g-d cute that I went outside in the rain to get the photo